Colette (2018)

Drama | 111 Minutes

Rating: /10

Movie Info

Colette After moving to Paris, author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette agrees to ghostwrite a semi-autobiographical novel for her husband. Its success soon inspires her to fight for creative ownership and overcome the societal constraints of the early 20th century.

Movie Story

The true story of a young French woman who ghostwrites for a philandering husband in the late 1800’s. Her writings become highly successful & she becomes more & more confident in many ways. Meandering storytelling doesn’t do this story justice. Knightley strong, movie only a good B or B-

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Colette

History is about to change

20181 h 51 min

Overview

French novelist, Colette, overcomes an abusive marriage to emerge as a leading writer in her country and a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature.